Thanks for the feedback. I've been using Hive Keychain ever since setting up my original Hive account a few weeks ago.
I was wondering if there was a way to browse and post on Hive via the twitter-linked account (i.e. without having to download the keys for the twitter-linked account).
It appears that the Leo twitter-linked account only provides the ability to post on Leo. As such, although the Leo twitter onboarding is really slick, the fact that the keys have to be downloaded before the user can interact with Hive communities makes it a non-starter from my perspective. I want to get my students onto Hive, not just Leo.
I did find the "download keys" option (in the LEO section of the 'wallet' there is an option to "Download Hive Blockchain Keys"), but that does not simplify the process for my students. In fact, it kinda complicates the process because they would need to do an extra step (change keys) in order to properly secure their Hive account after downloading the Hive keys from Leo.
Yes you understand it well.
Although all posts from leo, end up on Hive as well.
I'm seeing this post and replying to it from Peakd and Hive.blog, as they are general content frontends.
Posting on Leo is posting on Hive as well. The post is visible on all the generic Hive front ends. Just if you want to use the simple process that leo provides and stick with it, you will need to post from leo, and then everyone can read it or interact with it from Peakd.com or Hive.blog.
The idea behind the twitter sign up on Leo is to make the first step easier, and then as they get more into it, advance a bit, allow them to get their keys and become fully independent.
If you want full control at start there is no way around the keys and all that.
p.s :)
Once a user have a bit more than 5k Hive Power, he can claim and create Hive accounts by himself. Depending on the chain congestion, around 5k HP equals one Hive account per day.
You will find the option to claim and create accounts in the wallet section on Peakd.com, under the delegate option.
This means you can create the accounts for your students by yourself and give them the user names and the keys.